| Long Island Nets | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2016 |
| History | Long Island Nets 2016–present |
| Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Location | Uniondale, New York |
| Team colors | Blue, red, black, white[1][2] |
| Team manager | Matt MacDonald[3] |
| Head coach | Mfon Udofia[4] |
| Ownership | Brooklyn Nets |
| Affiliation | Brooklyn Nets |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | 1 (2019) |
| Division titles | 1 (2019) |
| Retired numbers | 1 (32) |
| Website | longisland |
TheLong Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in theNBA G League based inUniondale, New York, and are affiliated with theBrooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at theNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum inNassau County, New York. The Nets became the twelfth Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015.[5]
In June 2015, theBrooklyn Nets announced their intentions to purchase a D-League affiliate.[6] The team announced on November 5, 2015, that they reached an agreement for their new D-League team, called the Long Island Nets, to play in a renovatedNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was the home of the Nets during their ABA years. However, due to renovations, the new team played in their parent team's home,Barclays Center, for their first season.
On March 24, 2016, the Nets hiredAlton Byrd as the vice president of business operations.[1] On April 15, 2016,Ronald Nored was hired as the team's head coach[7] and on August 23, 2016,Ryan Gomes andPat Rafferty were announced as assistant coaches.[8] On November 12, 2016, the Nets won their first game after defeating theCanton Charge 120–118.[9]
While continuing to play and brand as Long Island, the team would also begin a series of "home" games played atPlace Bell inLaval, Quebec under the alternate brandLes Nets Montreal beginning in the 2025 season, following a partnership between Nets ownership and theMolson family, who operate the Laval facility for theirMontreal Canadiens minor league affiliate theLaval Rocket.[10][11]
| Season | Division | Regular reason | Postseason results | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
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| 2016–17 | Atlantic | 5th | 17 | 33 | .340 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won Conference Semifinal (Raptors) 112–99 Won Conference Final (Lakeland) 108–106 Lost League Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 4th | 19 | 23 | .452 | Season cancelled byCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | — | 10th | 7 | 8 | .467 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 6th | 18 | 15 | .545 | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Delaware) 116–133 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eastern | 1st | 23 | 9 | .719 | Won Conference Semifinal (Cleveland) 111–107 Lost Conference Final (Delaware) 94–108 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eastern | 5th | 19 | 15 | .559 | Won Conference Quarterfinal (Capital City) 120–118 Won Conference Semifinal (Osceola) 120–112 Lost Conference Final (Maine) 77–99 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eastern | 10th | 17 | 17 | .500 | ||||
| Regular season record | 181 | 159 | .532 | ||||||
| Playoff record | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||||||
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| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Ronald Nored | 2016–2018 | 100 | 44 | 56 | .440 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Will Weaver | 2018–2019 | 50 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 3 | Shaun Fein | 2019–2020 | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Bret Brielmaier | 2020–2021 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Adam Caporn | 2021–2022 | 33 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 6 | Ronnie Burrell | 2022–2023 | 32 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 7 | Mfon Udofia | 2023–present | 68 | 36 | 32 | .529 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
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